memorialized

past tense of memorialize
as in commemorated
to be a memorial of at the entrance to the park stands a statue memorializing the novelist Sir Walter Scott

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Recent Examples of memorialized According to Long Beach jazz station KKJZ, which also memorialized Johnson’s death, Johnson learned saxophone from his father and attended Westlake School of Music in Los Angeles after his Army service in 1951. Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 In 1967, the Old Hollywood icon died in a tragic car accident and was later memorialized by her daughter, Mariska, in the 2025 documentary My Mom Jayne. Emma Banks, InStyle, 20 July 2026 Now, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced that this historic moment will be memorialized in New York with a set of 12 murals appearing throughout all five of the city’s boroughs, each designed by a local artist. Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026 Walt Hazzard, a 6-foot-2 shooting guard during the John Wooden era of UCLA basketball, will have his legacy memorialized as one of the all-time great college players. Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 13 July 2026 The show memorialized Lee in the opening moments of the season 28 premiere with a title card honoring Lee flashing on screen after the new houseguests made their debut on the CBS program. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026 Nathanael Greene is buried in Johnson Square in Savannah, Georgia, but he is also memorialized in Rhode Island with a statue outside the State House in Providence. Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 3 July 2026 His name will also be memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines. Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 The conflict itself over how to represent slavery, Johnson argued, should eventually be memorialized too. Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorialized
commemorated
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  • The Only Murders in the Building star commemorated the drop of Rare Beginnings eau de parfum with an exclusive preview event in London, England.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 July 2026
  • God will receive a star in the Radio category, while Pussycat Dolls’ Nicole Scherzinger will be commemorated in the Live Theatre/Live Performance category.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2026

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“Memorialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorialized. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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